Broom-hanger



(No Model.)

W. MILLS.

BROOM HANGER.

Patented Aug. 30.1881.

WITNESSES fim a M INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Unrrno STATES FFICE PATENT \VELLINGTON MlLLS, OF PLYMOUTH, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. D. SLATER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BROOM-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,408, dated August 30, 1881.

Application filed May 10, 1881. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WELLINGTON MILLs, of Plymouth, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to broom-hangers; and it consists in parts and combination of parts, as will more fully hereinafter be described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to afford a ready and cheap device for suspending the broom by its handle.

It is a well-known fact to housekeepers that a broom is materially damaged by being placed in aposition where it rests upon its bristles. In a short time it loses its shape, and consequently soon becomes useless' In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of my improved hanger in use, holding a broom. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the annular portion of my broom -hanger, through which the broom passes. Fig.3 isa plairview of the lug adapted to engage with the broom. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of my device, showing the lug which holds the broom, and also the lug which bears against the escutcheon that supports the ring upon the wall. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the escutcheon or bracket by which the ring is supported, and by means of which it is permanently attached to the wall.

In the drawings, A represents the ring through which the handle passes. This at its outer extremity is pointed, so that it presents two bearing surfaces to the broom handle. (Shown at the points a a.)

B is a lug projecting upward from the ring through which the broom-handle passes, and is pret'erablyforked at its ends. This lug may be varied in construction without departing from my invention, as it may be simply a projection bending toward the broom-handle and having its face corrugated or roughened, so that the handle will not be liable to slip through it. The inner face of the ring A may also be roughened or corrugated without departing from my invention.

0 is a second lug, projecting downward from the under side of the ring. This is adapted to bear against the bracket or escutcheon D, and to prevent the lower portion of the broom or the bristly portion from coming in contact with the wall when the broom is in position. The escutcheon or bracket D is provided with lugs c, and is attached to the walls by means of a screwpassing the screw-hole c. The lugs c prevent its turning.

It is apparent that the larger the broomhandle used in connection with my hanger the higher the ring A will be raised in :order to accommodate it.

The operation of my device is as follows: The hanger is attached to the wall at any suitable height by means of ascrew passing through the escutcheon or bracket D. The broom-handle is passed through the ringA any distance desired, when it is released, and as it falls carries with it the ring A until the lug O bears against the bracket or escutcheon D. To release the broom it is only necessary to raise the broom slightlyand press the handle gently against the upper lug,B, continuing this pressure against the lug while the handle is being withdrawn. The withdrawal of the handle is facilitated by reason of the fact that the upper end of the lug B, which engages one side of the broom-handle,islocated above the pivotal bearing of the ring A, with which the lug is made integral. Hence by pressing the handle against the lug B the ring Ais slightly raised, thereby disengaging its converging surfaces a a from the bro0m-handle,and by continuing this pressure, and at the same time lowering the broom-handle, the broom is readily disengaged from its holder.

What I claim is-- 1. In a broom -hanger, the combination, with a bracket, of a ringpivoted or hinged thereto,

said ring being constructed to engage one side 9 of a broom-handle, and having a lug extending above the pivotal bearing of the ring, the end of the lug being adapted to engage the opposite side of the broom handle, substantially as set forth.

2. A broom-hanger consisting, essentially, of a bracket, in combination with a ring pivoted or hinged thereto, said ring having an upper and lower lug made integral therewith, the upper lug extending above the pivotal bearing of the ring and the lower one adapted to rest against said bracket, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WELLINGTON MILLS.

Witnesses JNO. CRoWnLL, Jr., ALBERT E. LYNCH. 

